Secrets of the Dead

Season 6 Episode 5: Irish Escape

21 Seasons May 16, 2007 NR 55m 6.9

In 1876, a group of Irish rebels traveled on a three-masted whaling bark called Catalpa from Massachusetts to the British penal colony of Western Australia to aid in the escape of six Irish political prisoners.

Season 6 Episodes:

Episode 2 Battle for the Bible

2. Battle for the Bible

Aired: Apr 25, 2007

Three men of the Middle Ages dare to circulate English-language translations ...

Episode 3 Herculaneum Uncovered

3. Herculaneum Uncovered

Aired: May 2, 2007

Pompeii was not the only town buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Sc...

Episode 4 Headless Romans

4. Headless Romans

Aired: May 9, 2007

What happened to the 30 Romans whose decapitated bodies were found buried in ...

Episode 5 Irish Escape

5. Irish Escape

Aired: May 16, 2007

In 1876, a group of Irish rebels traveled on a three-masted whaling bark call...


Info about Secrets of the Dead

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Genres: War, Documentary, History